Hunting @ MindSay

Hunting season has begun in the area.  And not only that I went a huntin this morning also!  I had to go have ANOTHER chit chat with DeLaney's teacher.

 

DeLaney's class is full of pre-puberty and full on puberty lil girls.  Mothers with girls can feel my pain!  The issue we chit chatted about today involved a student stealing DeLaney's spelling work and putting her name on it after crossing DeLaney's name out.  I have no clue what happened with the lil girl but I do know they had a conference with the parents last night.  DeLaney got Chess Club taken away from her over her making a "snide" sound to the other girl after the girl got caught with DeLaney's work.  I let the teacher know I don't appreciate DeLaney having Chess Club taken away from her for that and that alone.  And the next issue was the fact the lil girl and her lil cronie girls decieded to take it out on DeLaney at the end of the school day yesterday by taking DeLaney's things off and out of her desk and hiding them.  DeLaney was late on comign down to the vechile yesterday because she was trying to find her things.  The teacher was informed by me today of what happened.  I won't put up with it.  And if it happens again I'll bring a Tribal Officer or BIA Agent up to the school and press charges against the girls.  Oh and if another 8th grader feels the need on joining the lil ghetto ass girls in harrassing DeLaney during her time in the office again, I'll take it up with the 8th grade teacher and the 8th grader's parents.  I don't get free shit from the government or the tribe like the rest of the kids, I pay good ass money for my kids' school supplies.  I make it a point to go to different places to get different looking items so my kids can tell the difference from other kids.  If those kids want to lay their hands on my daughter's thing we are going to have issues.  I like DeLaney's teacher this year.  She is not putting up with shit anymore than I do.  She is making all those girls account for their behavor.  Now she is another None Indian teacher that feels that none indians should feel sorry for the indians but she also found out the first chit chat this white ass mamma grew up on the rez and won't have my chidlren bowing to indians or any race for that matter for what happened in the past.  Especially when my families didn't do shit to anyone but live their lives.  The teacher is working with me this year instead of blaming DeLaney for everything.  She is going to pass on information to the School Counselor (the teacher is really makign the counselor help her with this class of snotty lil girls-and yes DeLaney is one of them-I am no fool she is my daughter and is causing some of the issues also), they are going to have an imprompto class meeting with the counselor, the administrator and one of the priest today.  The teacher took me very seiously about bringing up an officer to press charges if the stealing continues.  She also took me very seiously when I said I had the Arch Dioceses out of Omaha on speed dial thanks to my mom who is a parishnor of the mission as are my children, and if the bullshit doesn't stop, I'll let the Arch Diocese know about the cartering to Indians and the none teaching of the Roman Catholic Doctrine.  And if they dont' do shit I'll take it all the way to the Vatican.  This Pope is all about Catholism and not catering to other cultures but the Roman way.  That bunched up the teacher's panites more than anything. 

 

As a parent I am all about holding my kids responsible for their actions.  DeLaney is comign off a month long gradantion for the last incident she was involved in at school.  Even though I feel she did no wrong but defend herself.  I grounded her for her knowledge of TKD and how she didn't realize she can hurt ppl now.  But I will NOT let my children bow to anyone.  They will stand tall, be proud of their ancestory and culture and I will back my children up.  I come from a line of Warriors, my husband comes from a line of Warriors and my children will be Warriors in anythign they do. 

 

Anyway as of this weekend I am very happy we will be gone for the start of hunting seasons opening.  I get really tired of the East/West Coasters and Southern People coming into the Midwest states and not abiding by the laws and common sense laws of hunting.  I am already seeing out of state license plates (out of state for us means any plates not from our tri state area and the surrounding states) with guns, bows, and dogs.  None of my family hunts the birds that are opening up this time so any shot heard in my area is going to constutie an immeditate phone call to the farm to my cousin to go find the truck to impound it on the farm till the cops get to the farm shop.  I am not playing this year.  I have a flock of 30 plus turkeys that roost near my house, I don't need a stray bow or bullet coming out of no where and hitting my kids or cats!  Plus our hosue sits in a hallow surrounded by feilds dumb asses from out of state don't look to see what house sits where.  On top of that they dont' follow tribal laws on where tribal land is and where it isn't.  They think jsut because they have a tribal permit on top of a state permit any and all land and fields is open game to them.  If the land isn't tribal owned it is private owned by Indian and None Indian alike and those hunters need permission.  I am also going to confescate any and all hunting dogs I see running near my house.  I have a nice supply of ground round that I'll lure them out of the fields with.  My Uncle and his boy inform me of when they allow anyone to hunt near my house.  And the Tribal DNR officer does the same thing because he doesn't like the fact his honorary grandkids (my kids) play outside and the out of state hunters don't always use their heads. 

I WALKED IN THE WOODS!

 

Not on a path either mind you.

 

WOOD, logs, trees, limbs, roots, holes. Now, this may not seem like a big deal to most of y'all...but to me.. its HUGE.

 

I did have to dig out my old cane so I would have support as my left foot still tends to tip out to the side as I walk and being on very uneven ground it was challenging. I am not going to lie..I was nervous. Even thought about just telling my husband.. nope.. I don't think so.. .But I pressed through. Got a stomach ache. So we ended up leaving later.

 

My husband is so patient. I know he was waiting on hearing me say I wasn't feeling well. It really just made me that nervous. First of all the  hunting area is not around the corner...its about 40 miles away. Then I didn't want to begin the walk and not be able to make it to his destination......etc..etc.. etc.

 

So, I put on my camoflage pants and doo-rag. A girl has got to look the part. :)  Hubby failed to tell me that it really was QUITE a hike back there AND that it wasn't a CLEAR CLEAN PATH. hum.  Methinks he is smarter than he looks.

 

I really did well. By the end of it, I was VERY glad to see the truck. My leg was a little quivery and my hand was tired from clutching the stupid cane...but I never fell once! I really felt GREAT about doing something that I didn't think I would ever be able to do again. And I enjoyed going out with my husband. I made a few videos to send share with his nephew who enjoys hunting in NY and cannot fathom that here in GA Mark can get like 10 or more deer in one season on one tag.

 

Also, recorded him adding minerals to the ground and how he did it, so I will make a ehow article probably in the next few days using that video... I still prefer pavement or a more well defined path though...lmao!  And I didn't get to see a deer either :(  I think my husband enjoyed showing me where he will be spending the majority of his time during hunting season.

 

I am going to enroll the puppies in a training class I do believe. Might as well do it on Saturdays if I can. I need to find someone to help me, be the other 'handler' for one of the pups, or I am going to have to take the class twice, one with each of the puppies seperately. That will be more time consuming for sure...but they are 14 weeks old, and I want them to be healthy and happy. And I want to keep my sanity :)

 

WEll, enjoy the photos and vids kids! The last pic in gallery is of my tired tootsies.. I think we walked about 3 miles!

 

Love and Laughter,

Dawn

 

  My blair witch....I don't have pro, so I couldnt turn it to black and white. Maybe another time :) I am such an idiot! LOL! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

now isnt this neat?

 

     I don't think I've ever had a real friend. Maybe in elementary school, before a person is aware of what it is to be a friend. When you are naturally just a friend. You like somebody because you do. You are intensely loyal to them because you are. Because you laugh and play together. Because you yell and fight together. Because you want good things for them because you do. Because you are jealous of them for nothing and happy for them for nothing. Because that is what you do. Maybe in elementary school. Maybe not.

 

     I don't think I've ever had a real thought. Maybe by accident, before a person is aware of what thinking is. When you naturally have original thoughts because there was nothing to make them unoriginal. Before your relatives squeeze their thoughts into your head. Before your "friends" force their style and mannerisms onto your own. Don't get me started on the newsteacherscartoonspriestscomicbooksdoctorsbooksneighbors counselorstextbooksTVbabysittersdinosaurspastorsnewspapers

WaltDisneyCompanyandAffiliatedCompaniestoyssports

greekmythology and naked women. Actually, dinosaurs are still pretty awesome. I miss my own thoughts. I think.

 

     I don't think I've ever really wanted anything more than real friends and real thoughts. They have always been elusive for me. I  have the vague impression that I know what they are, and maybe I was even  well acquainted with them at some point, but now they are strangely mixed and diluted with every other foggy memory in my little brain. They are not real. My little brain. If I was privileged to meet one or even, God forbid both, what would I do with them. I'm positive I would not appreciate them, because I would already be thinking about something else I imagine to be lacking. I would be fully immersed in a different fantasy. I would even be irritated by my real friend or real thought. They would quickly become an unbearable and disgusting inconvenience and I would wish more than anything to be without them. Of course until they were irretrievably  gone and then I would miss them terribly. Maybe I think not.

So basically, they banned deer rifles for deer hunting.

For deer hunting, board bans high-powered rifles

Wednesday, Apr 23, 2008 - 01:05 AM Updated: 07:24 AM
By REED WILLIAMS
TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER
http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-04-23-0161.html

CHARLES CITY -- The county Board of Supervisors voted 2-1 last night to prohibit deer hunting with high-powered rifles, drawing anger and raised voices from some in the audience.

"We're going to get you out next term," said Bill Johnson, addressing the board members.

Also last night, the three-member board unanimously adopted a $22.4 million county budget for fiscal 2009, which begins July 1. That is a nearly 4 percent decrease from the spending plan for the current fiscal year.

The county's real estate tax rate is being raised by 7 cents to 82 cents per $100 of assessed value.

More than 100 people packed the auditorium at the Government and School Board Administration Building during last night's public hearing on the rifle issue.

About 15 people spoke, with some in favor of hunting deer with high-powered rifles and others expressing safety concerns.

Several of those in favor suggested it was their right to hunt deer with rifles, or that the current practice of shooting from tree stands was relatively safe. A National Rifle Association representative said deer hunting was essential to controlling the deer population.

Vince Brackett said hunting with rifles is a tradition and it claims far fewer lives than boating in Virginia. "Boating's far more dangerous," he said.

Opponents of rifle hunting expressed concerns about stray bullets. One suggested that some hunters would be unable to resist shooting a deer even if they were on the ground and not in a tree stand.

Elbert Parker held a piece of inch-thick wood above his head to demonstrate the ease with which a bullet could go through someone's wall.

"Your children can be shot dead looking at TV in your house," he said, prompting an argument among him and members of the crowd until board chairman Gilbert A. Smith tapped on a table to quiet them.

Supervisors had three possible voting options.

The first two would have allowed people to continue hunting deer with high-powered rifles during general firearms season as long as they fired from at least 10 feet off the ground. Both added additional restrictions.

Supervisors Sherri M. Bowman and Timothy W. Cotman voted for the third option, the amendment that prohibits all deer hunting with high-powered rifles. Smith voted against it.

Last night's vote reversed a decision made less than three years ago to allow deer hunting with rifles.

For that vote in 2005, Smith and then-supervisor Michael L. Holmes voted in favor, and Cotman against.

But Bowman unseated Holmes in this past November's election, running on a platform that, in part, sought to rescind the use of rifles for deer hunting.

Bowman said after the board meeting that most of the residents who had talked to her about the issue had expressed safety concerns.

"It's been trying," she said. "You try to do what's best and what's fair."